Meaning

10 senses
  1. To subject to the process of acclimation.

    I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.

    Heat pumps condition the air on the first floor.

    konditionieren

    привыка́тьprivykátʹ, привы́кнутьprivýknutʹ, приспоса́бливатьсяprisposáblivatʹsja

  2. To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.

    They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.

    konditionieren

  3. (transitive)To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.

    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

  4. (transitive)To place conditions or limitations upon.

  5. To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

    The children were conditioned to speak up if they had any disagreements.

    konditionieren

    приспоса́бливатьprisposáblivatʹ, приспосо́битьprisposóbitʹ, приуча́тьpriučátʹ

  6. (transitive)To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.

  7. (transitive)To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

  8. (transitive)To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

  9. (US, transitive)To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.

    to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study

  10. To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

Examples

944 sentences
  1. Your mother is in critical condition.

    Твоя мати у критичному стані. — deniko

    ruТвоя мать находится в критическом состоянии. — vladb314

    deDeine Mutter befindet sich in einem kritischen Zustand. — Sudajaengi

  2. I don't want to work under these conditions.

    Я не хочу працювати за цих умов. — Internecivus

    ruЯ не хочу работать в таких условиях. — marafon

    deIch will unter diesen Bedingungen nicht arbeiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I've kind of gotten used to the conditions.

    Я, можна сказати, звик до таких умов. — deniko

  4. I don't know how you can work under these conditions.

    Я не знаю, як ти можеш працювати у цих умовах. — deniko

  5. I accept, but only under one condition.

    Я згоден, але в мене є одна умова. — Ahha

    ruЯ согласен, но только при одном условии. — marafon

    deIch akzeptiere, aber nur unter einer Bedingung. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to undergo the process of acclimation:
to shape the behaviour of someone to do something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to undergo the process of acclimation:

Origin

From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin c

From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).

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Forms

conditions, conditioning, conditioned, conditioned
Base formcondition · to condition
3rd person singularconditions
Present participleconditioning
Past simpleconditioned
Past participleconditioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycondition
he, she, itconditions

Past simpleLesson

all personsconditioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave conditioned
he, she, ithas conditioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill condition

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement:stipulatequalifyspecify
  • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control:disciplinetraincheck

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in critical condition
  • in good condition
  • critical condition
  • good physical condition
  • physical condition
  • air conditioned
  • conditions have improved
  • is air conditioned
  • good condition
  • on condition that
  • condition is very
  • living conditions

See also

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